Planning & Practices
CONTRIBUTING MONUMENTAL CEDAR FOR CULTURAL USE
Protecting Monumental Cedar
As a 100% Haida-owned company, it’s not only our duty but our privilege to identify and protect Monumental Cedar trees. Using the criteria set out by Haida carvers, Monumentals are identified, and each year, a few are harvested to support the Cultural Wood Access program.
Applying for Cultural Wood
Monumental cedar trees are for the Haida People—to be used for cultural and spiritual uses and to create traditional Haida products. Taan Forest identifies and sets aside Monumental Cedar for the Cultural Wood Access program, giving every Haida access to these trees for cultural purposes.
If you’re interested in applying for trees for a cultural project like a totem pole, canoe, or longhouse, you can complete the Cultural Wood Access Permit application and work with a Process Coordinator to verify your project and match timber to your proposed project.